Postgraduate Publishing studies at Edinburgh Napier University. INDUSTRY APPROVED Publishing degrees (accredited by the Professional Publishers Association and Creative Skillset). MSc Publishing was the first Publishing programme in the UK to be accredited by the Professional Publishers Association (PPA). It is now accredited by Creative Skillset (only one of two courses to hold this award). MSc Magazine Publishing is the only course of its kind in Scotland and is the only publishing course in the UK to be accredited by the PPA. The PPA is the lead body for best practice in training, development and people management for the magazine and business media industry.

Live Projects

The live projects represent some of the most exciting aspects of the publishing courses here at Edinburgh Napier University, with students specifically focusing on the production of books and magazines (digital/online and printed).

See below for a list of our live project titles.

BOOKS and E-BOOKS

Our Scottish Classics series is a list of books that are edited, designed and produced by our publishing students.

Click on the links below (alphabetical) to find out about the books and the students who worked on them.

As part of their Publishing studies, our Postgraduate students create and publish a full-colour glossy magazine. Free copies of buzz are distributed across Edinburgh every summer and you can download your free copy here.

buzz, 2015

An independent magazine with a fresh offering of up-close and intimate interviews, capital conversations, style, travel and cultural musings – buzz talks to the city’s twenty-somethings. Say hello to your new seasonal pick-me-up.

buzz magazine is produced by MSc Magazine Publishing and MSc Publishing students at Edinburgh Napier University. Pick up a copy from all Edinburgh Napier University campuses and a number of other locations throughout the city this summer, or browse the latest issue here.

Publishers Inc

In 2013, the MSc Magazine Publishing and MSc Publishing students took on a new project. An old alumni magazine, called Publisher’s Only, that was last published by Edinburgh Napier University in 1995 was revamped under the name PublishersInc. It is a magazine for Edinburgh Napier University MSc (Magazine) Publishing alumni and publishing industry professionals.

2014 saw the launch of the first app version of Publishers Inc.

Like the magazine, our books are also distributed to the public – over 1,000 copies of James Hogg’s The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner were published.

To mark this fantastic achievement, we launched the book to great acclaim, with Aileen Campbell MSP, Richard Holloway and Dr Valentina Bold all reading at the event. The students have also created a WordPress blog, a Twitter page and a Facebook page, charting the progress of the book launch and providing information on the event and on the book itself.

Books are being distributed to schools and libraries across Scotland and we would be pleased to hear from you if you would like a FREE copy. In the meantime, you too can enjoy a glimpse of what was a very successful book launch and a wonderful evening…